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Grief

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Katie Wilson

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« on: April 02, 2018, 08:09:49 AM »
I think that this is about me and my mum , we were very close and I know that I've never been able to let go since she died 6 years ago this year - I think it's part of the reason that I'm now transgender and crossdressing helps to keep her alive for me - which is all a bit strange I know .

Grief

Verse 1
As I put another log on the fire
I see you looking at me out of your frame
it's a game we play every single night
and the results still the same

Chorus
I still can't believe you're not here no more
and think you're gonna come walking through the door
I put on the kettle and cups for two
and fill up your hot water bottle each night

Verse 2
My friends all tell me that I should let go
I know that they're right but I can't
it's the game I play that keeps me sane
I just can't face the emptiness it'll leave

Chorus
I still can't believe you're not here no more
and think you're gonna come walking through the door
I put on the kettle and cups for two
and fill up your hot water bottle each night

Verse 3
What do you do go after 34 years ?
Do you think a few tears will clear my head ?
I feel the wetness in my eyes
as I kiss my favourite photograph

Chorus
I still can't believe you're not here no more
and think you're gonna come walking through the door
I put on the kettle and cups for two
and fill up your hot water bottle each night

Verse 4
I wake up in the night and wonder where you are
at first I think that I've been dreaming
then my mind remembers and the tears start again
I turn over and see you looking out the frame at me

I turn away and cry like a baby
broken hearts never mend
« Last Edit: April 06, 2018, 06:45:58 PM by Katie Wilson »

adamfarr

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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2018, 06:46:19 AM »
Katie - there is some really good stuff here. I really like lyrics with small details that take us to a unique but real place. So putting a log on the fire in the first line is a superb start.


The chorus the same, the kettle and cups is a great image that I'd say lots of us can relate to.


I think there's room for more sense-based images here - so for me verses 1 and 3 are strong because they show us how you feel  inside and verses 2 and 4 don't (though sometimes you need to progress the story of course!). I wonder if there's a smell or sound that you could work into those verses to really bring over the feeling? Those last lines are a bit well worn so maybe there's another way to say the same in a more original way?
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I also really appreciate what you're doing early on with internal rhymes (frame, game, sane, face). You don't really continue that in the second half so if you could then I think this would be an ever stronger write.


Lots of ideas from me but not many concrete suggestions I'm afraid. Still this is very personal so you should tell it in your way, of course. Looks really promising to me though.

Katie Wilson

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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2018, 06:41:43 PM »
Thanks I appreciate all feedback Adam , I will have a look at it and see if I can improve it xx

Katie Wilson

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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2018, 06:59:05 PM »
Here's a re- write


Grief

Verse 1
As I put another log on the fire
I see you looking at me out of your frame
it's a game we play every single night
and the results still the same

Chorus
I still can't believe you're not here no more
and think you're gonna come walking through the door
I put on the kettle and cups for two
and fill up your hot water bottle each night

Verse 2
My friends all tell me that I should let go
I sit at your dressing table for hours
your hair still there , in your brush
every Saturday I still buy your favourite flowers



Chorus
I still can't believe you're not here no more
and think you're gonna come walking through the door
I put on the kettle and cups for two
and fill up your hot water bottle each night

Verse 3
What do you do go after 34 years ?
Do you think a few tears will clear my head ?
I feel the wetness in my eyes
as I kiss my favourite photograph

Chorus
I still can't believe you're not here no more
and think you're gonna come walking through the door
I put on the kettle and cups for two
and fill up your hot water bottle each night

Verse 4
I wake up in the night and wonder where you are
your nightie still hangs on the door frame
it pains and comforts me all at once
I play the last time I saw you game again


I turn away and cry like a baby
broken hearts never mend